And they caught hell. They felt the sting of the lash. They hated their master.
from Malcolm X – The House Negro and the Field Negro on Rap Genius
Meaning
Slaves could be beaten and whipped just for looking at someone the wrong way.They hated their masters for putting them through hell.
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